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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: flashpnt on September 26, 2014, 08:44:43 AM

Title: The rear deal
Post by: flashpnt on September 26, 2014, 08:44:43 AM
OK guys you all are great help. bought a cheap owb last year  ( ozark biomass e200 )  not nice not fancy just a basic stove and a great price. Installed it my self, screwed up the install got water in the lines . Used to much wood . still saved  a ton of money on heat.
this thing will pay for its self in 2 year easy. plus the thermostat stayed at 75 lol .
The guy i bought it from makes his own underground pipe (pipe wrap around supply line only covered in corrugated drain pipe)
run in a gravel driveway = EPIC FAIL .
I am moving the stove closer to the house ( also closer to wood ) running new lines plus adding lines for hot water.
Money is a issue . supporting a wife and  6 kids is tough . So at this point i am moving forward with what i have .
I am 10 foot from house and 5 foot under to the heat ex changer plus a few feet to come out of the ground at the boiler.
even if i found someone to sell me 20 ft at 15.00 a foot thats not a option. I understand this is only a band-aide .
Looking for the best way to do this . any cheap wrap slid in pvc ? corrugated , pipe wrap ? above or under ground ?
Anything you seen to get me by , its got to be better than 75 ft of waterlogged pipe. thanks

Title: Re: The rear deal
Post by: franky1 on September 26, 2014, 08:59:55 AM
15 ft
is this legal where u are,,or will nobody see this!!!
this small distance u wont even have to bury the 14 dollar stuff,, no matter how cold it gets
Title: Re: The rear deal
Post by: flashpnt on September 26, 2014, 09:02:31 AM
I called the insurance guy and he told me 10 ft all directions . county has no rules or ordnance on them.
Title: Re: The rear deal
Post by: Steinacher Sales on September 26, 2014, 07:49:20 PM
Flashpnt,

I had a customer that had a line leak at the back of a furnace and it filled his line full of water to his home about 40 ft. I told him to get a shop vac and suck the water out of the line and it worked very well.

Can you pull the insulated line and reuse it?

Just some ideas!

Greg Steinacher
618-401-0726
www.midwestoutdoorfurnace.com (http://www.midwestoutdoorfurnace.com)